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MONDAY. DEC. 21. 1w Canada's Foreign Trade

15nd“; 11f c~11~1111~l1ip regulations 1111s it'll‘- milted tuc public 11m 111 rccent 1110111115 o1 sontc geueml information regarding Catlatlas for-

. eign trade. and the 111ost recent report, covcriilfl

inonthlv returns to the end of October. WW5 a" j|1(l1g;1(i1111 of what the total figures may l12\\'v 1't'."1(‘ll1'(l 11y 11:1‘ c1111 of 1111- current your. O11 tl1is basis 111a 11.11111’ of Connnerce newsletter estimates that in 10-13 I116 lolfil illlclfl" ‘"97" chandise trade of (ianttda will lmvc rcachc1l 1le nll-iipn- high 11f 11\cr .1 1-: 1111111111 dollars. 111' .1l11»u1 N11 [11‘l' 1'1"‘! 111-1rc 111.111 :11 1-11l1<r 1111-

ltnlnl 111' 11n- l-iru \\'1'1rl1l \\.11' or the tiuuc boom of 111.1.‘ Fxports of domestic produc- py... {nigh-q :1-l1- F2.<1o1~_ooo_oor1 and l111POrl5 .11.» 111111111 1'(‘|»r1~~~111 per 1'.1p11.t >115 nutl Sty; 1‘1'.~111\‘l1\\'l_\. (‘~111-

llQlll'('.\ for tl1e Linitcd - Stou and $50. Can- thc world's third largest ex-

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gciztrtll i11f1r111a1lo11 111111111 (‘ur r111".‘c11t 1'11, $11 trade is as yet permitted by the censor- ship. The figures are not broken down lfllO categories of merchandise, but it has been made public that of the $2.370 millifln WOFIh 0i R0055 (‘Xpnrlvd (hiring the first. tcn months of 10431 11\ er 315‘ per ccn‘. 110111 to the 1111101] Statics au1l 3; per cent to the lfnited kingdom. while '12 per cent went to other countries of the Brinsh Etnpire and 14 per cent to other foreign cour- tiies. This reversal of the ordcr for the Yuilcd Ftatcs and the bniletl lxitigrlotn from that p11‘- vailing up to the past year 1n the present war m well as during the whole of the earlier ivar is of interest. The countries specified as 1m- ponvrs of our goods are of course not necessar- ilv those of final destination, for nulch, if not most, of the war material th11s exported is re- forwardcd to direct theatres of war.

Our importation of strategic materials from abroad was financed mainly through the cur- tailment of imports for civilian use and that the total quantum was not materially affected. The doubling of the quantum of imports during the present war is an indication of the vast scale on which our industries have been keyed up to supply the greatly diversified requirements of modern fighting forces in every quarter of 1111" qlutbe.

‘Political Speculation

To be or not to be" is apparently the qucs» tion regarding the reorganization of the King (jovemment likely to affect the political for- tunes of present and prospective members. The Vancouver Sun savs that Norman Senior, pr1< vale secretary to Pensions Minister Mackenzie, ivill shortly take a pcrmanettt posuioit 111 1116 Pensions and National Health Departuient at Ottawa and "the move has led to speculation locallv that it is a forerunner for l\_lr. Mac- kenzie's own retirement from political life." "The minister himself has given 110 11141111110“ of intention to retire and lughlv-placcd Yan- couver Liberals, looking ahead to a possible general election in the not-distant future. insist that he will run again in Vancouver Centre."

Done By British Army

One significant feature of the war is that British troops which have been stationed in Allied and friendly countries in pursuance of war against the Axis will leave behind them pcr- manent long-term economic benefits to peoples concerned. This result is p0$ible because un- der British Supervision areas could be treated ss a whole economic entity. Works planned, ]>i11111'c1'c'l and executed by British engineers in 1111-operation with local populations througl‘. whole areas have immensely improved trans- port and land utilization, thus affording a basis for permanent economic development.

'l'l1us. although in some areas vrar has caused i11c1111vcnie11c1- 111 local ponulatiotis, — especially Persia, where enormous volume of silpplies to Rilssia has (lislocatetl economic life hy its strain on transport.—‘.his W111 be greatly outwcighi-d hy long-term zztlvatittigcs to populations con- cerned. (hie iuttrcsling feature 1s that British engineers, following cen1ury'-10ng tradition. l1avc carried out this work under most difficult clima- tic conditions. In Persia temperatures range from 130 in the shade to 2o Fahrenheit. 'l‘l1us works of the kind done in the .\liddle liast can be done in any part of the world whcrc develop- ment will be required after the war.

In the Levant the British Army has extend- ed railway track from Haifa to Tripoli, 175 miles, thus establishing a complete through rail- wav from Alcppe on the Turkish border to

' . Alexandria. Egypt and beyond.

A permanent improvement to a coastal road

I ls the British Army construction of Chekka

bypass, where the road constantly W35 blocked This involved excavation of 50,-

000 cubic metres of rock, lmnor) cubic tnctrcs . of earth, bitilding 11,000 cubic. metres of retain-

1 i lnq wall and five bridges. It was completed in

. one hundred days. _ l In view of British achievement in the com- iplete north-south (Turkey-Egypt) railway sys-

M-tem, very significant is the British completion

40f a great motor highway across the Syrian

‘hdesert linking Haifa to Bagdad, thus ending

fisolation of east and west. Old camel routes formerly wandered far northwards before turn- ‘lng east,‘ then south. Permission to run the motor mad was obtained from Iraq Govern- ment May, 1940, just before the great design of Britain's Middle East campaign began irnfold-

lag. Rood was Jcvnpleied s you: later, 60o

miles. and it reduced the journey, coast to Bag- dad, by one-half. . . U U i U

o- EDITORIAL NOTES - On the last lap of K343 handicap. U i l U

A slave state, such as the CCF envisions. should it ever get into power, can always find plenty of work for more slaves.

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All liquor stores in New Britnswick were closed from Thursday evening until this morn- ing. A Saint John bootlegger has been sen- tenced to six months in jail and a fine of $500 or an additional 'six months in jail by Magistrate

on his premises to a value exceeding $10. i i U U

The political scene in Canada begins to show some clear trends, says the Letter Review. Lib- eral prospects in 1l1e election cotuinue to (lcctty ~11utsi1lc of Quebec. Outside of Quebec, .\lr. li1'.'l\‘l\'(‘ll c1111ti11ucs to make rapid progress". The CCli is slipping evcrv\vl1ere—bcca11se it is im-

D05>ll)lt fora Socialist Lioverntnent to gel clcstcrl in Canada, aftcr people begin to ask

‘\\l1("l1-. 1' i1 is the (fulihvcll brand of Socialism, 111: 111v \\ii11cl1 111111111. ~ 11

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Despite paper shortage, the annual edition of The .\'1'1rtl1cr11 .\liner r1111s this year to 136 l-Iiuplntsis is placed 1111 the itt-ccssity to rt-iive the Lizuiatliltlt 111111111}; i11(lust1'_v as" a p11>1< \\'.'lf"!ll1.'(.lllllll for providing employuneut. \\'l11le the industry has given a good account of itself in the vcar period this result has been secured at the sacrifice of ore bodies which ‘nust be rvplztccd by intensive ilrospcclitig and geologi- cal u-ork. Other subjects dealt with are gold, post-war rehabilitation and various branches of war industry.

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For flavors of sweat. the human body is a rt-gulzir soda fountain —— the sweat nf the brow ir- strong in uric acid, the sweat of the hands‘ 1s strong in chloride (salt), the sweat of the thigh is strong in lactic acid. These pungent facts

are disclosed in a report by Drs. Olaf Nickel-

son .1111] .-\11ccl Keys of the Llniversity 11f 111111. nusota in the journal of Biological Chemistry. The chief purpose of their research was to find

to warrant feeding U. S. soldiers in the tropics extra vitamins. Doctors‘ conclusions: few vit- amins are lost in sweat, despite its variety. I II i! i Charles Lamb, English essayist, died this date 1834; a Civil Servant in London, he de voted the greater part of his time to writing essays and verses; is recognized as one of the most lovable characters and writers in English literature: “The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow and the mcn who lend. . .\\"l1at a liberal confound- ing of those pedantic distinctions‘ of tucum and tuum! I mean your borrowers of books- those mutilators of collections. spoilers of the symmetry of shelves. and creators of odd vol- umcs." i i! i I 'l'\v0 pant suits are again legal and procur- able. The Government authorities at Ottawa claim that this is due to fact that the clothing in- tltistry‘ l1as gone “over the top" providing army imifornis. Production 0f imiforms has 110011 tapcritig off for sOllle 1110111115, and Prices Board officials say one result of the lessened military demands for clothing has been easing of the order forbidding two-pant men's suits. An- other. and possibly more likely explanation, is that an election is in the f1ffing. I11 i i! i

In the first months of 1944 it will rest upon Congress and Parliament to show that while the decisive period of the Europe holds the atlcntinti of millions of combatants, causes a tremendous loss of life and destruction of material, the institutions looked upon as the foundation of the democra- tic way of life hold solidly on this rentote front. Parliament has had in the past four years to listcn to governinctital announcctlicnls of ivar developments that have stirred it to its depths, tragic stories and then news that brings the leg- islators to their feet. In the first months of I944 the people of this continent are hoping to expect nothing but good news. Only a galvan- izing lcatlership from Parliament can enom1ous- ly help to ensure that kind 0f announcement, to sustain the morale and maintain the solidity of the 110111: front intact. \\'ill we have such leadership? I 1i i‘ i London Presbyterians will shortly 11-" given a11 opportunity to interest themselves in the work of thc- Iona cOllilllllnlly. Rev. George Macleod is going from lidinburgh to tell members of St. 1111111111145 and other Church of Scotland cor.- gregations the story of the Community's growth and the motives which led to its foundation in 1038. Members of the Community seek new ways for the Church in a changing environment. It is not a monastic revival. Many of its mem- bers are married. But it seeks the methods of all past ages in the history of the Scottish Church to serve coming needs. In addition to Dr. Mac- leod's addresses on Iona s coloured film made on the island will be shown. An Iona memorial‘ Slfll) was installed in St. James Church here by Rev. Dr. R. Moorhead Legate in commemora- tion of s visit he paid the Cathedral on the last occasion he and the late Mrs. Legato went to the old land. n1 1s e

What's in a name? In order to obtain first- hand evidence of the alleged illegal increase in the price of hair cuts in Winnipeg, the Prices Board announced that several of its men had their hair trimmed on expense accounts as they investigated the 43 per cent increase by the Master Barbers’ Association of Winnipeg. The association, contending that bsrbers do not come under control of the Prices Board regula- tions, jumped haircuts from 35 cents to 5o cents. The board has jurisdiction over hair- dressing and beauty parlor services, but the term barber is not mentioned in the order-in- council under which it operates. A test case

is expected to determine whether the term hair 4mm: means s bushes. ____-

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Palmer for keeping intoxicating liquor for sale R

out whether enough vitamins are lost in sweat b,‘

struggle in Th 1151i

Thi War’s V, Q's .__ (Continuech I. O. WON IN lYllA

Lleul. A RuCutler played s. lead- ing part, wlm recurring needs of herolsm, ln the bitter flllhtlrlg that the capture of Merdjavoun in 831111. Ind in which he was seriously wounded. . His leg was afterwards butated. Ho is Aus- brslllfs second v.0.

Next. 1n line comes the brave alr- msn. Hushle Edwards. v.c.. D s. 0.. D.F.C. His v.0. was won on July 4, 1941. for coolness and daring 1n e low-level uttook on the he". fly-armed city of Bremen. Since then Edwards‘ many m1; or hem. ism have beoomg e byword in tihe

A.F.

slx days after Edwards‘ explolt, a. former kangaroo shooter from Gin Gln. Western Auebrnliu. on his own Initiative. Qmpt, forward over the Syrian battlefield. over an ares swept by intense gunfire. He charged an enemy post from the front». kllled four gunners wltlh his bavvitet. and demornllseo the enemy in his sector He was Pte. (novw sergeant) Jim Gordon. who is stlll serving.

New Zealantfs first airman v O. was sgt Ward He cllmlu-d through the narrow astro-hatch 11 burn- 111g ‘plane which had bcen hlt by cannon shell and incendiary bullets, breaklnz his hand 11nd footholds 1n the fabric. He put out the flames. Saved the ‘plane. and was later kllled in action

The story of Brlgarler "Jock" Campbell's desert columns‘ wlll llve in history. At ' Rczegh. on November 21. 1941. tnls heroic leader of the British tanks won the v.c.; he later became a major- KEWYBI- and was killed. ‘Ihree V. Cfs were won on that day-one to 2nd Lleut. Gunn. of the Royal Horse Artillery; one to Rifleman Berle)‘. of the rungs ‘zlt-yal Rifles.

'I‘wo days label‘. Captain "Chips" Gardner c-f the Royal Tank Regt. was odered to assist two tumbled armoured cars, outside Tobruk. He left his tank. Under murderous fire, secured a tow lope to the tank, and llftcd an officer, with both hls 102s blown off, on to the tank. The tow rope broke; Gardner dismount- ed again. re-tued the 1o e, and drove off to the British Ines He yylasyc later killed. He also won the

At. Ell Dnda Capt. Jackmanb bruverv a11d devotion to duty won him the V C.

The first V C for Malaya was won by L1eut.-Col O Cumming, of ohe Indlan Anny. with two yonet wounds 1n his stomach, Cumming drove, 1n a carrier, coll- ectlng isolated British troops, under heavy fire.

IVLALAYA V. C.

Lleuh-Col. Anderson won Ma- layaa second v.c. He 1s mullah- born. and has a farm in Australia. In four days‘ fighting. he set. a mflllrilfleent example to his men. and continually exposed himself to fire. and ivltli hls small force de- stroyed ten enemy tanks m; forced his way l5 miles lnto the enemy lines. Surrounded. he and his men attacked a bridge held by the Japanese. 11nd Lnev destroyed four guns. Ho protected his wounded, and refused to leave 111s men. Anderson then txied to force and ilflht his way back through eight: miles of jungle ThLq proved 1m- Posilble. and lie was ordered to destroy his equipment and make his w.1v sound the enemy's llncs.

In the Straits of Dover, Lieut- Com. Esmonde. D.S 0., won the v1.0. by attacking tine escaping German battleships wltth 111s squad- ron of Swordfish aircraft. He was the first vc of the Fleet, A11- A-Prp. and he was killed in the

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Squadron-Loader Nalllebon is South Africa's first V C, He was born at. Nongoma, Natal. and was attached b0 the R.A.I" Rhodesia Squadron. winning his decoration action over Augsburg, Germany.

Commander Ryder. Lleut..-C0m. Beattlc and Able Seaman Savage 1111 Won their v.0 's at. 8t. Nazalre on March 2'7. 1942. ‘Ilhe second and the third submarlne officers to wln the v.0 were Lleut. Peter Roberts and Petty-Officer Gould, of

r er.

A DARING DEE-D

Then came me gallantry of the 26-year-old son of Admiral of the F1691; B11‘ Rogers Keyee-Lieutn-Col. Geoffrey Hayes. He was in the Royal Scots Greys. and ralcled the headquarters of Rommel 1n Afrlcn, on November 1,7. 1941. lle dled ln the arms of a urotlher officer, after one of the most daring deeds of this war, an episode which won KBYQS flhe v.c (The fuli story of this epic feat was ln Th Leizgonarys September. 1942. issue. — . 1.

Commander A C Miera of H.M. Sub. Torhu)‘, attacked his‘ target. 1n full daylight. He won the V C.

LleuL-Col. Turner got hle decor- ntlon 1n Emrpt. Turner and his men set 35 tanks ablaze. and then put. anofhcr 20 o11t of nrtlon. His blBIhl-r 111w Won the v.c at. Loos 111 the last w111‘. (‘Ivvo brothers Brlga-Gcncral Bradford. aged 24, Durham Llgilr. Infantry, and Lleut.-Com. Bradford, 31. Royal Navy. bot-h won the v C 1n the gt. war They were both killed.-

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'I‘111e next. winner was a New Zenlander, segt. Kelhh Elliott. also wlnnlng his arms 1n Dzypt. '

CANADAlS m v. c.

Liam-Col. C C Merritt. of the South Saskatchewan ltegt, won Canada's first. v.c of this war at. Dleppe. where Ca t. Anthony Porteous. of bhe Rays Horse Art.- lllery. also won his. The a of Col. Merritt/s gallant. deed wel published 1n The leglonuryb Oct- ober 1942 issue

For vslnur. 1n mvwt. senzt. Quentin Smylhq; won South Africa’; second award

The next. live we? were to Australians-Qt. Bill bby and Pte. Percy Gmtwwk. of the 248th Bn, A.f H. won posihnsnousCross- es at. El Alnmeln. The IITSL New Gulnea v.0 was tihe late (l . John French. of Toowtximba. and Pie. Bruce Klnfldmry we; the second. Moth wen killed. Pte. Gurney. of W.A.. won his vo. in llrvpt.

In Libya. s British Tonuny. Ptle. Wskenahw. of the Rove! Armour- ed 0011118. Won 111s v.c. Next came Sgt. Ron Middleton of the R. A.A. F. who, vetumms from a reld on Itelv, ordered his men to bell out. of 111s damaged ‘ lane

era-ft. and endanger his fellow-men. A CONVOY v. C. Dedmyer Cant mint at. vln-

cent. Sherhrooke won the next v.0, booting m H10 h on Us

m lne gun

j . CHARLUITYIOWN GUARDIAN

a wnvreu cam-z IN "W121i 1.1m neuron -

rm- vvecke end weeke the column

ototneidoiiid the atrium’: as s minty

h , . The nfifelwere ma. the wind 111111 w . And all the lands wen hushed by wood sn . In those grey. withered dais. Behind s inlet uhe elus- sun rose and set. At night the moon would nestli- in The flghermail, a ghost. would east his n ; The lake its shores foflvt to chose Andhmhed 11's oovornsimsfi. . . . Fran day to day still hllllhQd the

season's moo The streams stayed 1n fiheir run- nels shrunk 1 I Suns rose aghast by wsvo end more and wood. ' And all the world. with ominous silence. stood In welt-cl expectamy:

When one strange 111511: the sun e blood went. down. Flooding the heaven's 1n a ruddy

ue.

Red grew (he ink-x the sere fields parched and brawn.

Red grew the marshes where the creeks stole down.

But never a wind-breath blew,

That nfsht. I felt. the vdnter 1n mv V

ens. O joyous tremor of the icy glow: And woke to hear the nor-kit's wild vibrant strains. while far and rvlrlo. by withered woods and plains. Fast fell the driving snow.

—Wllfred Campbell (lUl-lllfl)

convoy taking supplies to Rusala.

He lost, one eye Major H. W. Le Pawurel

(afterwards ROW. in Italy). a bank clerk. won the flrst. v.o. in Tunlsia. At the Mamh Line, meut.-Ool. Derek Seugrlrn, of the Green Horwurvls. won the de- coration posthumously. and so did Havllclar Parkasn Slngh 1n Burma. Commander Linton. D.B.O., D.S.

C., R N.. submarine commander, not, his V C for 81. enemy ships. mptain F11‘. eters won

hi5 v.c. st Oran, as told 1n the June, 1943, issue of ‘The Legionary. Both died

The gallantry of Wing-Com- mander Glbson over the Mohne and Edel- dams won for hlm the Victoria. Cross. He D.B 0. (with Bar .0. (with Bar). Gibson, who l4; loaned temporarily to the 11.8. Air Forces accompanied Mr Ohwchlll to the Quebec Conference.

A Gurkha officer, subada: Lal- bahadur Thaw. won the v.0. in a night attaak on HAH-EI-ZOMBJ, Tttmlsla. He killed several enemy. four with his knkrl (knife).

2nd Lleut. Moana Klan. Ngarlinu, of the New Zealand forces, was the first Maorlpto Wm the v C. He led his men wit-n heroic ueteimlnatlon at Teb Gap. and was killed, cle- the enemy. with s hornm gun at in; hip.

Ano her ‘hlnlslan v.0. is Lieut- Col. horn Maclalne Campbell, of the Argyll and Sutherland Hlgh- landers, who is a nephew of Q-Boar, Admlral Campbell. who won the v C. in the last war. Tnree Damp- bells have won V.C.’e 1n this war.

won captured single-handed bbree Posts. and was killed‘

ln action. He and Major J. An- eraon, D.5.0., of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, w

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ho led

his battalion up long stop H111 11111191‘ heavy lire. and Major Olmllelu Ram, Halputana Rifles, Indlan Army (namesake. and from the same Indlsn regiment s6 the 10th‘ winner of this war) were all ‘mn- lslan v.c. winners.